Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-09
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AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW.

nv hneGuEu tNtEnHiEW.
The New York w orId Prints State-
ments said to Emanate from Grover
Cleveland
The New York World Of Wednesday
printed over the signature OF Ballard
Smith the results OF On interview with
President Cleveland. held at Oakv,ew
and the White House during three days
last week. In this, probably the first
accredited interview with HIM since he
was elected president, is set forth to the
extent OF Blk columns MIR. Oleveland's
views upon such topics OF national inter-
est and Importance as his reorganization,
civil service reform, the financial situs-
tion the Wheeling incident and his COM
ing visit to the, south and west,
The President said / fully appreciate
the valuable work the world has done 10
the reformation OF abuses in behalf OF
the people. Bnt l have seen in the
World With great regret and surprise a
disposition at times to throw obstacles
In the way, of my efforts to establish
civil service reform SO firmly that there
eau never be g return to the old perni-
eiens metheas Ne seaa il; the country
can know the embarrassments and the
perplexities which have surrounded
me In attempting to mend the
condition OF public affairs, With
these limitations to the immediate.
ly successful accomplishment of
my purpose, but guided by every lieh.
possible to be made available. / known
L am trying to bring about remedy
y1ythnnf fha tooot
or intent. Notwithstanding the
natural aggrayafian which / have felt
in noting the apparent !, disposition
s2sinst.m mo personally, | see the desire
Of Mr.. Pulitzer, through the World,to aid
lu the same dlrection; but the fact is /
am necessarily the person now to bring
this reform about. and is there any
better way tc secure the accom- mpiishment
OF the reform than by helping me now
to accomplish it? #
"aet me sey here" MIR. Cleveland
continued, ethst ii the disappointment
arising from my inability to name fer
Office all those recommended by near
personal and political friends were
sufficient cause for alternating, those who
wish me wellAwould be very few to-day
The president denied thst he believed
as had been alleged, that Mr.. puli,zer't
apparent upfriendliDess grew ont of the
fact that he had failed to secure the ap-
po;ntment OF his tMr. Pulitzer's attorney
Charles Gibson, OF st. Lonis, TO u
foreign mission. and added that Mr.
Pulitzer had never solicited any Other
appointments. 3 In subsequent oonyer,
sation, the president said that the com-
| position OF the Pacific RAILROAD
commission had been o matte
of unusual thought and con-
lsideration, with him, and in view of th,
valuable information obtained, he wa
glad that the question decided by Jus
tics Field against the commission hex
not been raised earlier. Their dispatcl
recommending the employment OF add
tional counsel had been answered i'm
mediateiy and all power given them
Why sach counsel had not been employ
ed he had not been informed, bnt he M
derstood that reasonable adjournmen
to examine into the law had been ex
l pected.
| Concerning recent events in Gran
Army circles, Mr.. Cleveland said: rh
soldier having laid down his arms, afte
making 30 many sacrifices aud endurin
SO many hardships, having achieved sue
vast md good work in perpetuating OF
repuL lie, Should be pre-eminentiy sh
best cls;zsn. When he again In timejt
peace resumes his citizenship, hig desir
for the peace and quiet of his coUntf
and it's prosperity, entirely depender
upon these, should be emphasized by IL
!, very TRIALS he has undergone. / do NJ
believe he can be carried away from I'll
even plane Of that good citizenship
J the devices OF unscrupulons men, wi
D would use him for partisan purpose
i He further said he did not fear the
would be any overt act ip
Louis in retaliation for the Whet
: ing incident, because il was contrary
q what he new to be the spirit OF Il
i municipal and commercial bodies whi
had invited him there. and which |
believed to be the spirit of the who
B people OF St Louis.
Il With the progress OF civil service r
y form the president is very much please
In the first year and half Of my o
ministration, SAID the president, NJ
came here by hundreds, by the thou
b ands, each company filling my roo
8, and emptying II only to make room /
a another thrUng, and there was alwa
the same formula, have come, 4
President to ask that ---. be reno
], ed. The reason, would say. why, he
1t republican, would be the uniform O
q swer. This repeated over and o,
!, again in each successive case with see,
= inRly hopeless. iteration. had alwa
70 II could hsve-but the same answ
70 you must bring me proof OF his uai
d meas aea public officer.
: / understood very we'll their inabil
" to comprehend this. But now She form
y Ia is altogether changed. I have j
ID heard tnat expression for many mon
past. It isDow5 at the outset Of ey,
application for change: This man
unfit, faithless. public servant {
n. there are the rsssons." Is not this
= very greet deel to- have accomplish,
= is not this q sufficient answsr, for
hs ltioae shat has intervened, to those I